RSAF joins Turkish Anatolian Eagle 2011 Air Force drill

The Royal Saudi Air Forces (RSAF) joins for the first time the 12-day Turkish Anatolian Eagle 2011 maneuvers started in Konya today at 3rd Main Jet Base Command with other participation of other international air forces components including the United States, Spain and Jordan. The RSAF's participation include multirole F-15 fighters with aerial and ground crews, Boeing KE-3A Airborne Refueling and Lockheed C-130 Hercules. The maneuvers are taking place in real military conditions and they aim to increase the military ability of the participants.
The Exercise and its activities centered on the training flights, which included training on counterinsurgency operations, Strategic operations, air support to surface forces and participation in tactical search and rescue operations and aerial refueling operations. According to Turkish General Staff Website, Anadolu Eagle (AE) Trainings are conducted by Turkish Air Force Command in 3rd Main Jet Base Command/Konya, with national and international participations, with the advantage provided by high-tech, in generic environment and by basing on a scenario in which training quality is measured by computer systems. The objective of the training is to test the knowledge and skills of all participants and to detect and eliminate the faults and deficiencies, and thus, to increase training levels.